S Shirley Feldman

Biographic Data

ID5758235
NAMES Shirley Feldman
GIVEN NAMESS Shirley
FAMILY NAMEFeldman
SIGNATUREFELDMAN S S
AFFILIATIONSStanford University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS51
TOTAL CITATIONS615
AUTHOR COUNT51
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1975
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
H-INDEX15

  • Being open with your mouth shut: The meaning of ‘openness’ in family communication about sexuality

    Maggie Kirkman, Doreen A Rosenthal et al.ARTICLESex Education2005

    An Australian study of parent–adolescent communication about sexuality revealed complex meanings inherent in the understanding of ‘openness’. These included willingness to answer questions while not keeping a spotlight on the topic; having an open‐minded attitude; balancing openness with privacy; and being responsive to characteristics of the child. Various constraints applied to the application of open communication in this sensitive area. Given…

  • A Comparison of the Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes of Adolescent Girls with Older Vs. Similar-Aged Boyfriends

    Open AccessL Kris Gowen, Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2004Cited by: 6References: 16

  • The Right to Do Wrong: Lying to Parents Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults

    Open AccessLene Arnett Jensen, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2004Cited by: 16References: 31

  • It's Wrong, But Everybody Does It: Academic Dishonesty among High School and College Students

    Open AccessLene Arnett Jensen, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett et al.ARTICLEContemporary Educational Psychology2002

  • Talking to a tiger: Fathers reveal their difficulties in communicating about sexuality with adolescents

    Open AccessMaggie Kirkman, Doreen A Rosenthal et al.ARTICLENew Directions for Child and…2002

    This chapter discusses the difficulties experienced by fathers in carrying out what they accept as their parental responsibility to communicate with their children about sexuality. Examples are given from interviews with fathers, their wives, and their adolescent children

  • Can Stability in School Processes Offset the Negative Effects of Sociopolitical Upheaval on Adolescents' Adaptation

    Open AccessLuba B Botcheva, Luba Botcheva et al.ARTICLEYouth & Society2002References: 22

    This article investigates the effect of sociopolitical upheaval in Bulgaria on youths' adaptation and perceptions of supportive environments, focusing on the stability and change of schools as a protective factor in this process. High school students were surveyed twice 2 years apart about their perceptions of support and warmth in school, in their family, and with peers, as well as about their social maturity, optimism, depression, and problem b…

  • Freeing up the subject: Tension between traditional masculinity and involved fatherhood through communication about sexuality with adolescents

    Maggie Kirkman, Doreen A Rosenthal et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2001

    (2001). Freeing up the subject: Tension between traditional masculinity and involved fatherhood through communication about sexuality with adolescents. Culture, Health & Sexuality: Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 391-411

  • The Effect of Communication Characteristics on Family Members' Perceptions of Parents as Sex Educators

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2000Cited by: 15References: 6

    We studied parents' and teenagers' evaluations of parents as sex educators; the convergence between mothers', fathers', and teens' evaluations; and communication factors that influenced these evaluations. Surveys, administered to 209 10th graders, 156 mothers, and 91 fathers, assessed global evaluation of parents as sex educators, diverse dimensions of general and sexual communications, and frequency of sex-related communications in 4 domains. We…

  • The (Un)Acceptability of Violence against Peers and Dates

    Open AccessElizabeth Cauffman, Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2000Cited by: 7References: 3

    Although violence has become an increasing concern, the motivations and justifications for such egregious behavior remain poorly understood. Two hundred and sixty-one college students completed questionnaires concerning acceptance of and participation in two kinds of violence—violence against peers and dating violence. Results indicate that although violence may be commonplace, it is still deemed unacceptable, especially when the violence is moti…

  • The (Un)Acceptability of Betrayal: A Study of College Students' Evaluations of Sexual Betrayal by a Romantic Partner and Betrayal of a Friend's Confidence

    Open AccessShirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2000Cited by: 4References: 27

  • The importance of importance: Adolescents' perceptions of parental communication about sexuality

    Open AccessDoreen A Rosenthal, K D Kearns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence1999

    High-schoolers (n=298) completed surveys describing the frequency and importance of mother and father communication about 20 different sex-related topics. There were four domains of sex-related topics: Development and Societal Concerns, Sexual Safety, Experiencing Sex, and Solitary Sexual Activity. Adolescents reported infrequent communication which varied by domain and gender of parent and teen. When communication occurred, it was most frequentl…

  • Your Cheatin' Heart: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Correlates of Sexual Betrayal in Late Adolescents

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1999Cited by: 30References: 12

    This study examines relations between self-reported acts of sexual betrayal against a romantic partner and three groups of correlates: acceptance of betrayal under a variety of different circumstances, sexual and intimacy variables, and demographic variables. Participants included 417 students at community, public, and private colleges in Northern California who had been in a romantic relationship. Results indicate that although acceptance of bet…

  • Interpersonal Context as an Influence on Sexual Timetables of Youths: Gender and Ethnic Effects

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1999Cited by: 27References: 13

    We investigated whether the nature of the relationship with a partner (a serious vs. casual relationship) influences youths' sexual behaviors and attitudes. We asked 452 youths, ages 18–25, drawn from 4 ethnic groups (White, African American, Latino, and Asian American) about their own past sexual behavior (personal sexual timetables) and about acceptable ages for youths, in general, to engage in different sexual behaviors (normative sexual timet…

  • Sexual Betrayal Among Late Adolescents: Perspectives of the Perpetrator and the Aggrieved

    Open AccessShirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence1999Cited by: 12References: 21

  • Family Relationships and Gender as Predictors of Romantic Intimacy in Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1998Cited by: 15References: 9

    In a longitudinal study of the influence of gender and family factors on young adult romantic intimacy, we assessed at Time 1 (T1) family cohesion, flexible family control, respect for privacy and parents' marital satisfaction. Six years later, at Time 2 (T2), intimacy was assessed by 3 self-report measures: happiness in love, problems of insufficient intimacy, and romantic attachment style. Participants (n = 122; 60 men, 62 women) and their fami…

  • Conflict Negotiation Tactics in Romantic Relationships in High School Students

    Open AccessShirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence1998Cited by: 9References: 33

  • Defense Reactions and Coping Strategies in Normal Adolescents

    Open AccessSarah J Erickson, Sarah Erickson et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…1997

  • The Effect of Parents' Marital Satisfaction on Young Adults' Adaptation: A Longitudinal Study

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1997Cited by: 5

    Two questions were examined: (a) whether the effects of parents? marital satisfaction on offspring's adaptation are durable and continue to be manifest when offspring grow up, and (b) whether marital satisfaction operates through the mechanisms of family closeness or cohesion. To address these questions a community-based sample of 172 adolescents was studied twice: as teenagers aged 13—18 years, and approximately 6 years later as young adults age…

  • Is "What Is Good for the Goose Good for the Gander?" Sex Differences in Relations Between Adolescent Coping and Adult Adaptation

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1995Cited by: 9References: 10

    The way adolescents and adults cope with stress is associated with psychosocial adjustment and general adaptation. However, few studies have considered the possibility that the association between coping behavior and adaptation may be sex specific. We hypothesized that use of coping behaviors consistent with the feminine gender role would predict adult maladaptation for male adolescents and adults but not female adolescents and adults. One hundre…

  • Predicting Sexual Experience in Adolescent Boys From Peer Rejection and Acceptance During Childhood

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1995Cited by: 7References: 22

    This longitudinal study of 77 boys focuses on the relation between peer relationships in 6th grade and number of sexual partners in 10th grade. Separate models were built for peer rejection and peer acceptance. In 10th grade, 56 boys were virgins and 21 were sexually experienced, the majority with multiple partners. As predicted, peer rejection in sixth grade was associated with number of sexual partners 4 years later via self-restraint and misco…

  • Relations of Marital Satisfaction to Peer Outcomes in Adolescent Boys: A Longitudinal Study

    Open AccessShirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence1995References: 3

    This study examined relations of parents' marital relationship and parenting styles to concurrent and long-term peer-related outcomes in adolescent boys. Measures of the marital relationship included mothers', fathers', and sons' reports of the marriage. Peer outcomes included social impact and preference among peers in early adolescence and aspects of same-sex and opposite-sex relationships in mid-adolescence. Based on a sample of 62 boys and th…

  • Like father, like son? Predicting male adolescents' adjustment from parents' distress and self-restraint

    Lori D’Angelo, Lori L D'Angelo et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology1995Cited by: 5References: 10

    Mothers' and fathers' own subjective distress and self-restraint when their sons were preadolescents were related to 14 measures of sons' outcomes 4 years later. A sample of 82 adolescent boys, including 55 from 2-parent families, participated. Consistent with expectations, the sons of fathers prone to low self-restraint uniformly had subsequent difficulties across domains, including poor academic achievement (e.g., low grades, truancy), poor pee…

  • Parents' Expectations for Preadolescent Sons' Behavioral Autonomy: A Longitudinal Study of Correlates and Outcomes

    Shirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1994Cited by: 6References: 2

    In a longitudinal study, we examined the nature and correlates of parents' expectations about sore' behavioral autonomy in adolescence. When their sons were in 6th and 10th grades, parents completed a teen timetable, indicating when they expected to grant privileges to and require responsibilities of their sons. Although mothers and fathers of 6th graders had timetables, these age expectations were not consistently associated with either sons' or…

  • Family influences on adolescent male sexuality: The mediational role of self‐restraint

    Open AccessShirley Feldman, S Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLESocial Development1993Cited by: 10References: 12

    To assess childhood family influences on adolescent sexual activity, 69 boys were studied in sixth grade and again in tenth grade. Boys' self‐restraint in sixth grade was hypothesized to mediate the effects of family influences on number of sexual partners four years later. Family scores included observed family interaction patterns, sons' reports of parents' child‐rearing practices (rejection, support, child‐centered/indulgence), and household c…

  • Conflict-Resolution Behavior in Adolescent Boys: Antecedents and Adaptational Correlates

    Judith L Rubenstein, Shirley Feldman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1993Cited by: 20References: 10

    We investigated three self-reported conflict-resolution behaviors (avoid, attack, and compromise) in a longitudinal study of eighty-one 10th-grade boys drawn from a school-based sample. Boys used all three conflict-resolution behaviors. Boys who frequently responded to parent-adolescent conflict with attack were at risk for the widest range of concurrent adaptational deficit, including both externalizing and internalizing problems. Avoidance was …